It's Friday evening inside Thompson-Boling Arena, and Jon Gruden has more than 350 football coaches in town for the University of Tennessee's annual coaching clinic on the edge of their padded seats.

"Tempo!" Monday Night Football's color guy shouts with both enthusiasm and authority. "Tempo is where football is going, and it scares me a little bit. The ball's being snapped before the defense is ready. If you're an offensive coach, I plead with you, play faster."

Makes no sense....there is no school, fanbase or recruits to anger....unless Long wants to stay discreet since Gruden could say no...or maybe communication has been solely between go-betweens...it can't be that JL has ruled out Gruden...maybe he is waiting for Grobe to return his call?

If Long hires Gruden I will personally donate all the gold fillings from my mouth toward his statue. If Gruden goes 0-12 his first season I would call the Hogs toward the east five times a day everyday because I know it will get better every year until we win a NC. So basically I will feel the dame about a Gruden Hire that I did about a Petrino hire.

Makes no sense....there is no school, fanbase or recruits to anger....unless Long wants to stay discreet since Gruden could say no...or maybe communication has been solely between go-betweens...it can't be that JL has ruled out Gruden...maybe he is waiting for Grobe to return his call?

Uh, how about you don't conduct that kind of business out in the open? How about Gruden has a day job and you don't want to embarrass him publicly? How about you don't want to embarrass the school if you can't get him?

I don't have any idea if he's been -- or will be -- contacted, but some of the anti-Long stuff is really, really ignorant and short sighted.

that sucks that people wouldn't take this seriously. hes been at or near the top of my list since tuesday evening, the dude can coach. has lots of NFL experience, and would fit right in here. Lets get it done.

doesn't impress me. I think gruden could mess up the chemistry of this staff if he came in this year. I'm all for him taking the job but I'd rather him stay in the coaches box for this season.

It's tough to win in the NFL for a long period of time. Imagine him walking into the living room of recruits. He would have an impact that Saban only wishes he had. Every 18 year old kid knows who Jon Gruden is and would jump at the opportunity to play for him.

It would be like hiring Calipari in basketball without the cheating. He would be a pipeline to the NFL and at the end of the day, that is what the elite players want.

It's tough to win in the NFL for a long period of time. Imagine him walking into the living room of recruits. He would have an impact that Saban only wishes he had. Every 18 year old kid knows who Jon Gruden is and would jump at the opportunity to play for him.

It would be like hiring Calipari in basketball without the cheating. He would be a pipeline to the NFL and at the end of the day, that is what the elite players want.

It's tough to win in the NFL for a long period of time. Imagine him walking into the living room of recruits. He would have an impact that Saban only wishes he had. Every 18 year old kid knows who Jon Gruden is and would jump at the opportunity to play for him.

It would be like hiring Calipari in basketball without the cheating. He would be a pipeline to the NFL and at the end of the day, that is what the elite players want.

Not to mention that when he talks to these kids, as evidenced in his QB camp shows, he is really positive and has a way of making these kids feel great about their game. I think he would play quite well in living rooms around the nation. He would then take 4 and 5 star athletes and teach them how to be the best.

So far this week I've seen posters bash Pete Carroll and Jon Gruden. Truly, we have to be the dumbest fanbase. Maybe Auburn has us beat?

I'm not bashing Jon Gruden. I like both of these coaches, but I worry that if they are hired for this season it would spell trouble for us. The players want things to remain the same this year. I'll take either one of those coaches for next season.

I'm not bashing Jon Gruden. I like both of these coaches, but I worry that if they are hired for this season it would spell trouble for us. The players want things to remain the same this year. I'll take either one of those coaches for next season.